Written questions

2,582 written questions tabled, most recent first.

23 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Dentistry: Qualifications

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Department's response to Question 13 to the consultation on Changes to the General Dental Council and the Nursing and Midwifery Council's international registration legislatio

23 Jan 2023 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Energy Bills Discount Scheme: Leisure Centres and Swimming Pools

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has plans to make (a) swimming pools and (b) leisure centres eligible for support under the Energy Intensive Industries Exemption Scheme.

23 Jan 2023 · Home Office

Resettlement: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data Department holds on the number of referrals the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has made under Pathway 2 of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme; and how many resettlement d

23 Jan 2023 · Home Office

Resettlement: Afghanistan

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of enabling people coming to the UK under (a) Pathway 1 and (b) Pathway 3 of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme to apply for family reunion.

23 Jan 2023 · Home Office

Key Workers: Vetting

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of exempting key workers from fees for DBS checks.

23 Jan 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Developing Countries: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to help support developing countries (a) affected by and (b) tackle climate change.

23 Jan 2023 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Somalia: Peace Negotiations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent diplomatic steps his Department has taken to promote peace in Somalia.

23 Jan 2023 · Department for International Trade

Overseas Trade: Somalia

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to increase trade between Somalia and the UK.

23 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Professions: Vetting

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he make it his policy to waive fees for Disclosure and Barring Service checks for healthcare workers.

23 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Epilepsy: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the treatment of epilepsy.

23 Jan 2023 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Pedestrian Areas: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking with local councils to reduce accidents on pavements caused by wet weather.

19 Jan 2023 · Treasury

Royal Mint: Non-fungible Tokens

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 18 January 2023 to Question 121058 on Royal Mint: Non-fungible Tokens, when he plans to provide an update on the creation of a Royal Mint non-fungible token.

11 Jan 2023 · Treasury

Royal Mint: Non-fungible Tokens

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the Treasury has spent to-date on the creation of a Royal Mint non-fungible token; and if he will provide a breakdown of that spend by (a) staff time and resource, (b) development, (c) marketing and (d) oth

11 Jan 2023 · Treasury

Royal Mint: Non-fungible Tokens

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Treasury still plans to create a Royal Mint non-fungible token.

6 Jan 2023 · Treasury

Private Equity

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the review of the impact of private equity launched in July 2021 will conclude, and if he will place a copy of the findings of that review in the House of Commons Library.

6 Jan 2023 · Department of Health and Social Care

Palantir: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to issue contracts for the management of NHS health data to Palantir.

20 Dec 2022 · Department for Education

Free School Meals

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the uptake of free school meals amongst eligible children.

20 Dec 2022 · Department for Education

Foster Care and Kinship Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to take steps to equalise (a) allowances given to foster and kinship families, (b) leave entitlements for foster and kinship families, (c) support available for children in kinship care and ch

20 Dec 2022 · Department for Education

Higher Education: Conditions of Employment and Industrial Disputes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the (a) real terms pay, (b) working conditions and (c) staff pension schemes of university staff; and whether she has taken any steps to resolve the indust

20 Dec 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iran: Demonstrations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to support protestors in Iran at risk of execution.

20 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Business: Disease Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to help protect industry from potential risks posed by future pandemics; and if he will increase research and development science spending to h

20 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Flexible Working

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a day one right to request flexible working from job offer rather than first day of employment.

20 Dec 2022 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Parental Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the BEIS consultation entitled Making Flexible Working the Default published in September 2021, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of mandatin

20 Dec 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Unmanned Air Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help reduce the Russian military’s access to drones.

20 Dec 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Iran: Demonstrations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to ensure the Iranian Government respects the right to peaceful assembly and releases unfairly detained protesters.

1 Dec 2022 · Department for Transport

Train Operating Companies: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has had recent discussions with (a) Great Western Railway, (b) Cross Country Trains, (c) Greater Anglia, (d) LNER, (e) East Midlands Railway, (f) c2c, (g) Chiltern Railways, (h) GTR, (i)

1 Dec 2022 · Department for Transport

Railways: Fares and Overcrowding

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps she has taken to help prevent (a) high increases to passenger rail fares and (b) overcrowding on trains.

1 Dec 2022 · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Right to Buy Scheme: Housing Associations

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether it remains his Department's policy to extend the right to buy to housing association tenants.

1 Dec 2022 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Professions: Labour Turnover and Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) recruitment and (b) retainment of (i) nurses, (ii) doctors, (iii) dentists and (iv) medical technicians.

1 Dec 2022 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Russia: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help support the human rights of people in Russia opposing the war in Ukraine.

Source: official written-questions record.